Barca continue hunt for Fabregas

BARCELONA president Joan Laporta is still hopeful of persuading Arsenal to part with Cesc Fabregas despite having a €35 million offer for the Spain international rejected this week.

Fabregas has long been linked with a return to Barca, the club where he plied his trade as a youngster before moving to the Gunners seven years ago.

The 23-year-old is under contract at Arsenal until the summer of 2015 but last month expressed his desire to head back to the Nou Camp.